Wordless Wednesday

This is what is looking good in my yard:

Echinacea

Rudbeckia Henry Eiler

Calibrachoa

Coreopsis

grow box

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Day 342 - Wordless Wednesday

Avon Gardens in Indianapolis, Indiana

Day 321 - Hawaiian Big Hair Day

Sego palm, Snow Princess^®Lobularia, Ivy Geranium Colorcade 'Ruby'

Wordless Wednesday.

Learning To Tell The Story

This past week at the Seattle Garden Blogger's Fling, David Perry challenged us to tell our own story through our pictures. After hearing him speak, I spent the next several hours in a magical misty world of the Bloedel Reserve looking through my lens to frame the story that I wanted to tell. And a story did emerge, but that will be for another post when I'm not 36 hours into no sleep from the red-eye flight back from Seattle. Tonight's post is a reflection of the story that my husband heard upon my return. It seems that though the objective of this trip was to learn about, see, and record the incredible gardens of Seattle, what I seemed to enjoy the most was the relationships with fellow bloggers that grew from hearing each other's stories.

Lunch at the home of Denise Lane - a park-like garden filled with surprises at every turn.
Miss Sassypants aka Jean McWeeney

Lunch on the grounds (literally) of Dunn Gardens
Carol Michel telling stories to Anneliese Valdes and Shayna Lashway in gardens of Michelle and Christopher Epping.
Layanee and Cindy enjoy a break from the toasty 78 degree weather of Seattle.
Danielle Smith Ernest of Proven Winners Plants treated us to a blooming treat at Dragonfly Farms Nursery. She's being interview here by Theresa Loe of Growing a Greener World at the Epping's home.
Lisa Wagner and I enjoyed checking out the planters at the University Shopping Mall near Ravenna Gardens. This hanging basket is bigger than she is!
Lorene Edwards Forkner treated us to a sneak preview of her new book, Handmade Garden Projects- we got to see all the finished projects at her home
Melissa's not too sure that this un-airconditioned trailer life at Lorene's garden would last too long in her Houston environment
Katie posing beautifully and Theresa trying to sneak out of the picture. Gotcha!
Lorene welcoming us to her homeMy Molbak mates!

West Seattle Farmer's Market - Tonnemaker Family Orchard
A very special treat during lunch at Bloedel Reserve was listening Victoria Summerly's ethereal piano playing.
Dee Nash captures the moment at Bloedel Reserve

The lovely Robin Ripley at Lorene's homeSusan Cohan and Andrea Fox solved most of the world's problems in the sanctuary of Denise Lane's garden.
Helen Battersby and I are already plotting our next gardening adventure, and I'm sure she was telling me something vitally important in this picture .... oh yes, "I wish we could grow this Acuba in Canada". Friends let friends despair over unattainable plants. It's just one more excuse to meet up and commiserate together at some new incredible garden spot.

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I loved the containers on this house!




Flashback to Buffa10, last year's Garden Bloggers' Fling

Day 234 - Some Days Just Go To Pot

and what fun that is!
Phlox Intensia Blueberry, Vinca, Coleus, Patchworks Impatiens, Lysimachia Persian Chocolate


with Borneo Giant Alocasia and Sweet Potato vine

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Spring Break at WaterColor Place, Florida

New Zealand Tea Bush Leptospermum scoparium







Snapdragons

Scabiosa


Gerber daisies





My boys were having such a great time there...